The drop-shot rig, which incorporates a hook tied above the sinker, has realized great success in bass fishing circles. But the rig is also effective on walleyes, on lakes that contain green ...

It was born in Japan almost a decade ago as the ultimate light-line finesse technique to counter the heavily pressured bass populations in their lakes. The Japanese pros brought it to the West Coast ...

Hello folks, this week Ivo shows you how to tie your own drop shot rig as well as how tie a palomar knot. A drop shot rig is ...

When I think about fishing in the fall, many techniques come to mind. Jigs, crankbaits and other lures all contribute to a day’s catch much of the time. But more and more, I and many of the anglers ...

The bass are lethargic. The anglers are lethargic. Even the cormorants are lethargic. Everybody is ready for a change, for fall, football and a breath of cooler air. While we wait, however, a change ...

Balog’s drop shot rigs consist of a No. 1 Gamakatsu hook tied to 6-pound test fluorocarbon line using a Palomar knot to make the hook stand straight out from the line with the point up. Balog usually ...

The drop-shot rig, which incorporates a hook tied above the sinker, has realized great success in bass fishing circles. But the rig is also effective on walleyes, both on lakes that contain green ...

For some reason, autumn is the time of year when I feel the need to share the productivity of drop-shot rigs. It’s probably because the first time I ever tried drop-shotting was in the fall at least ...